Elevator Etiquette and Books

It's Etiquette Wednesday!  Okay, EW (maybe not the best acronym) didn't happen last week I'll get better at this...maybe.  I make no promises.

Today I want to discuss elevator etiquette.  And by 'discuss' I mean 'rant about.'  I work in a building that has 15 floors.  I used to work in a building with 27 floors.  So obviously, I have ridden a lot of elevators and have a lot of experiences to share.  Below are some do's and don't's for elevator riders everywhere.  You're welcome.

DO make room for people.  No one likes an elevator hog.  People dislike having to wait for another elevator even more.

DON'T use the elevator to go down one floor unless you are elderly, rolling a cart, or missing limbs.  It's one floor.  Don't be lazy.

DO offer to press the button for someone else's floor.  It's polite y'all.  Just don't press all of them like little children tend to do because that is incredibly annoying. 

DON'T talk on your cell phone in the elevator.  No one wants to hear about your child support drama or your grocery list.  Well, maybe some people do, but I certainly don't. 

DO move around to let people out of the elevator.  Someone pushed the button for the 6th floor, so more than likely someone needs to get off when it stops at 6.  And if you are in the front, that person is most likely behind you.  It's okay to step out of the elevator for a second to let someone off and then get back in.  You will not lose a limb and we will not leave without you...although if you do happen to lose a limb, you will forever be excused for riding the elevator down one floor.  So, there's that. 

DON'T press the 'Door Open' button just because you think you hear someone coming.  Chances are, you don't, and you're just holding everyone up.  And if you do hear someone coming, tough luck.  There are seven other elevators that go to the exact same place.  You will eventually be able to leave.  Have patience.

Okay, so enough etiquette for the day.  Let's talk about one of my favorite topics:  BOOKS.

I love to read.  I always have.  My mom read to me daily when I was a baby and I have been a voracious reader ever since.  I love the smell of a new book and think they should turn the scent of libraries into a Glade Plug-In.  I would totally buy that.  I have not yet become swept up in the craze of the Nook and I don't plan to ever do so.  I like the feeling of having a book in my hand and turning the pages.  I love reading a book over and over, and seeing it age.  I love how Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows naturally opens to the scene in Malfoy Manor because I've read it so many times.  I also like that my bookcases are full of books...it makes me feel smarter.  Even though most of my books are Science Fiction/Fantasy/Mysteries, but that's beside the point. 

I love giving books as presents too.  My mom's birthday is this weekend and I've already got her books ordered and am awaiting for their arrival.  Thinking I was going to be funny, the following exchange occurred between she and I:

Second Favorite Redhead:  Mom, I am getting you books for your birthday.  Surprise!
Mom of Second Favorite Redhead:  Oh honey, you coming home is enough.
SFR:  Right.  Yeah, I got you 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.  I think you'll love it.
MoSFR:  Ooh, is it a mystery?!
SFR:  NO!  And do not Google it!

I thought everyone had heard of that book.  And before you ask, no, I haven't read it and have no plans to.  It's based on Twilight FanFiction.  I can imagine few things I would rather read less.  I would rather read a book about Scientology than read Fifty Shades of Grey. 

Okay readers, that's all for today.  Feel free to send me book recommendations, I'm always looking for something new!

-A

Question:  What is your favorite book?
Answer:  Too many to count, but the Harry Potter series and the Sword of Truth series will always hold a special place in my heart.

Question:  Have you ever written a book?
Answer:  I've started two, finished none.  Maybe one day you will all be buying my books!  Although, I plan to have an awesome penname.  Like Scout Springmont.  Technically that's my stripper name (name of pet and name of first street you lived on), but I think it sounds like an author's name too.

Question:  What is your least favorite book?
Answer:  I read the Twilight series.  No, I'm not proud of it.